Intelligent choices in choosing movers when relocating in Atlanta

When using a search engine to find Atlanta Movers or movers anywhere, you will find that a number of websites encourage you to enter your personal information including your address and the size of your home to "receive up to five competitive quotes" and the promise here is that you will get a good deal. One really attractive website with a lot of fancy animation (that rhymes with silly.com) acts like they are doing a priceline style search, and it always says "savings up to 42 percent" which is kind of silly.

The thing about it is, that choosing a moving company this way prevents you from choosing reputable companies. These are actually boiler room operations that are selling your email account and information to every desperate moving company they can sign up.  The key to their operation is finding companies that will buy your information from them, or charging a hefty commission on the sales price, all practices that increase the cost and decrease the value of your relocation effort.

The fact is, that the smart consumer is willing to do a little more work before choosing a moving company. They look for movers with positive reviews, with trucks they have seen around town. Some will look for local companies, so they don't have to deal with corporate offices in some unseen state or country. And for many people with a lifetime of investment in their households, choosing a company means putting trust in the movers and packers that that mover sends to their home.

When relocating, it is important to learn that the premium moving companies offer options, such as selling boxes, or providing packing services the day or two before the move. Additionally, movers in Georgia are required by federal and state law to provide coverage in the event of loss in transit. Unfortunately, law mandates that this be calculated at a rate less than adequate for most homeowners, usually 60 cents per pound of household goods.  Not too good if God forbid, your plasma TV arrives stuck on MTV and won't change channels.

That is why a good moving company will provide an upgrade option, insuring each load of furniture for it's actual replacement or repair value, with or without a deductible. If for example, when leaving your home, damage occurs to the hallway drywall. Perhaps it was a mistake, or even careless, but nonetheless, stuff happens. The fully covered mover would not pay a penny for the repair. This is called non-deductible valuation.

As the consumer of moving services, you will have to call the reputable movers you are thinking of hiring and consider the cost of valuation with a deductible vs. the cost of valuation with no deductible, which is much higher.